Please read before booking your sessions
A consultation with a Doctor, Psychologist or Counsellor can work well with Hypnotherapy
A medical practitioner will help you find ways to strengthen your ability to make therapy progress. If you are experiencing severe issues, adding Hypnotherapy to your treatment plan will fast-track a positive change to overcome your challenge. Here at Awareness Healing, we also offer Counselling Therapy. Hypnotherapy, NLP, and Counselling can be used in conjunction with each other in your therapy plan. For more information on Counselling, please visit www.awarenesshealing.com.au/therapies.
Masking with Medications, rather than treating
Medications do not deal with the cause of the problem and can mask the problem. Counselling and other mainstream therapies can deal with the issues for a short while but don’t deal with the deeper underlying causes of Depression. Hypnotherapy can be a great complementary therapy with other Psychotherapy techniques. Clinical Hypnotherapy is now considered an advanced form of therapy and an effective treatment option for Anxiety and Depression.
If you are on medication for Anxiety or Depression, always check with your doctor if Hypnotherapy is right for you. Never change or reduce medications or stop any therapies for Hypnotherapy without consulting your doctor. Always consult your doctor first and if you aim to get off medication or stop other treatments, always seek advice from your doctor first.
Are you diagnosed with Mental Illness or Depression?
Often these symptoms will be treated with drugs prescribed by a doctor. Anti-depressants, sleep medication, and a diet or stop-smoking program will be prescribed. It is recommended to see a doctor first before seeing a Hypnotherapist.
For the duty of care for my clients, I need to screen potential clients for mental illness before we proceed with a session. I am not able to facilitate Hypnotherapy, Counselling, or Reiki if you have a mental illness such as Schizophrenia or Bipolar or any other diagnosed mental illness by your Doctor, Specialist, or Psychiatrist.
If you are on Anxiety or Depression medication, you will need to get a doctor’s referral first before the session and bring the referral to the session. There will be a screening process before we proceed.
Therapy cannot be facilitated if you have the following conditions:
• Mental illness such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar or Multiple Personality Disorder.
• Extreme Sexual abuse as a child
• Epilepsy (therapy is fine when working on the Epilepsy itself, not on trauma)
• Extreme Heart conditions
• Asthma Attacks (therapy is fine when working on the Asthma itself, not on trauma)
Are you on Depression or Anxiety medication?
If you are on Anxiety or Depression medication, you will need to get a doctor’s referral first before the session and bring the referral to the session. Not all people are on medication and a referral can start the therapy. There will be a screening process before we proceed.
Commitment to the therapy
Clinical Hypnotherapy is a mutual and collaborative process. You and the practitioner will work together to develop goals that you want to work on. We cannot change you but act as a facilitator. Only you can change yourself. You are responsible for making the effort to work on the problems or issues that concern you. We are committed to helping you in this process.
Therapy works best when you and your practitioner develop a strong working relationship based on mutual trust, honesty, and respect. You should demonstrate a strong commitment that will bring you great benefits. If you are experiencing any problem relating to the practitioner, we encourage you to discuss these matters honestly, and together a resolution can be made. You and the practitioner can work together to find another practitioner for you.
Therapy Outcomes
No one can guarantee that therapy will produce certain results. There are some risks associated with any therapy. For example, you may discover uncomfortable things about yourself, or a relationship may change. If you are experiencing intense emotions, sometimes the feelings may become overwhelming. We assure you that the practitioner will use their professional skills to the best of their ability to address your concerns and help manage possible risks.
Please refrain from being under the influence of drugs or alcohol when attending your therapy session. This would be grounds for the termination of all sessions.
Private Health Funds Rebates for Clinical Hypnotherapy
Please check your health fund to see if you’re covered for Clinical Hypnotherapy and NLP
Currently, several private health funds provide rebates for Clinical Hypnotherapy. If you belong to a private health fund, we recommend checking with your fund regarding your eligibility to claim Clinical Hypnotherapy. Some health funds do not cover hypnotherapy at all and some only rebate the services of a registered Psychologist.
The practitioner is a member of the ‘ASCH Association’ and affiliated with some private health funds. As there are many health funds with varying levels of coverage, we cannot know whether you can claim or not, so we encourage you to check with your fund. If you can claim, we can provide you with a health fund receipt at the end of your session. You can then make your claim directly with your fund. We do not have HiCaps.
Clinical Hypnotherapy & NLP is an industry association and government-accredited
I am a member of the ‘Australian Society of Clinical Hypnotherapists’ and a reputable Hypnotherapists’ Association. As a member of this association, ‘group’ and ‘one-on-one’ supervision is facilitated regularly for Hypnosis, NLP, and Counselling modalities by experienced Hypnosis and Counselling practitioners, adhering to the highest industry standards and regulations. Training is Government and industry-accredited.
